Cohort Profile: A prospective cohort study of objective physical and cognitive capability and visual health in an ageing population of men and women in Norfolk (EPIC-Norfolk 3)
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Authors
Hayat, SA
Moore, Steph
Dalzell, Nichola
Bhaniani, Amit
Khawaja, Anthony
Foster, Paul
Wareham, Nick
Khaw, K
Publication Date
2014-08-01Journal Title
International Journal of Epidemiology
ISSN
1464-3685
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Volume
43
Issue
4
Pages
1063-1072
Type
Article
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Hayat, S., Luben, R., Keevil, V., Moore, S., Dalzell, N., Bhaniani, A., Khawaja, A., et al. (2014). Cohort Profile: A prospective cohort study of objective physical and cognitive capability and visual health in an ageing population of men and women in Norfolk (EPIC-Norfolk 3). International Journal of Epidemiology, 43 (4), 1063-1072. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyt086
Abstract
The European Prospective Investigation of Cancer (EPIC) is a 10-
country collaborative study in which EPIC-Norfolk is one of the UK centres. EPIC-Norfolk examined 25 639 men and women resident in East Anglia (aged 40–79 years), between 1993 and 1997. The EPIC collaboration was set up to examine the dietary determinants of cancer, but the remit in the EPIC-Norfolk cohort was broadened from the outset to include determinants of other health conditions and chronic diseases. EPIC-Norfolk completed a third round of health examinations (EPIC-Norfolk 3 or 3HC) in December 2011, on 8623 participants in the age range 48–92 years. EPIC-Norfolk focused on objective measures of cognitive function, physical cap- ability and visual health, adapting this existing mid-life cohort to the current need to investigate healthy and independent living for ageing societies. With a wealth of longitudinal data and a biobank (including DNA) collected at up to three separate time points, EPIC-Norfolk offers the unique opportunity to investigate the asso- ciation of lifestyle and biological factors, including genetic expos- ures, with a range of health outcomes in middle and later life. Information for data access can be found on the study website, details as given in this cohort profile
Sponsorship
The infrastructure and core functions of this study are supported by the Medical Research Council, UK (G0401527) and Cancer Research UK (C864/A8257). The EPIC-Norfolk 3 clinic was funded by Research into Ageing (262). V.L.K. and A.P.K. are supported by Wellcome Trust research training fellowships.
Funder references
Medical Research Council (G1000143)
Cancer Research Uk (None)
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyt086
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/284622
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